Flanked on its three sides by busy roads and two bus stands, the hospital is at the epicentre of a cacophonic nightmare. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) norms declare that area within 100 metres of any hospital should be a silent zone. But noise levels around the hospital are 59% beyond the prescribed 50 dB level. The situation at ESI Indiranagar and Victoria Hospital in KR Market too was no different, found a KSPCB study .
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangalore-t
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/noise-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hypertension-blood-pressure
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
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